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Bizarre Fact #1:
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A follicle that is more oval in shape will produce curlier hair, which, when viewed under a microscope, is more "flat" in appearance than a straight hair, which is "round".

Bizarre Fact #2:
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A new born baby breathes five times faster than an adult man.

Bizarre Fact #3:
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A passionate kiss uses up 6.4 calories per minute.

Bizarre Fact #4:
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A person breathes 7 quarts of air every minute.

Bizarre Fact #5:
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A study by researcher Frank Hu and the Harvard School of Public Health found that women who snore are at an increased risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.

Bizarre Fact #6:
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A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.

Bizarre Fact #7:
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 18 million courses of antibiotics are prescribed for the common cold in the United States per year. Research shows that colds are caused by viruses. 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.

Bizarre Fact #8:
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According to the Journal of American Medical Association, as of 1998, more than 100,000 Americans die annually from adverse reactions to prescription drugs.

Bizarre Fact #9:
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Although it's only 2% of our body weight, the brain uses 20% of all oxygen we breathe, 20% of the calories we take in, and 15% of the body's blood supply.

Bizarre Fact #10:
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Although your system cannot digest gum like other foods, it won't be stuck inside of you forever. It comes out with other waste your body can't use.

Bizarre Fact #11:
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Americans spend an estimated $500 million each year on allergy treatments.

Bizarre Fact #12:
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An itch is a stimulus affecting the nerve endings between the dermis and epidermis; scientists liken it to a form of pain. But that's neither here nor there. It's usually caused by histamine released in the epidermis. Scratching stops it, either by interfering with the nerve impulses or by temporarily damaging the nerves themselves.

Bizarre Fact #13:
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Approximately 16 Canadians have their appendices removed, when not required, every day.

Bizarre Fact #14:
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Between 25% to 33% of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.

Bizarre Fact #15:
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Between the ages of 30 and 70, you nose may lengthen and widen by as much as half an inch.

Bizarre Fact #16:
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Blonde beards grow faster than darker beards.

Bizarre Fact #17:
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Blood is red only in the arteries after it has left the heart and is full of oxygen. Blood is a purplish, blue color in the veins as it returns to the heart, thanks to having picked up carbon dioxide and other wastes from the body's cells. In fact, your blood is red throughout only half your body. When cut, of course, the blood always appears red because it is instantly exposed to oxygen outside the body.

Bizarre Fact #18:
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Brain surgery is done with the patient still awake. The brain has no nerves therefore it has no sensation. The person is put to sleep to open the skull but after that the person wakes up to see the operation be completed.

Bizarre Fact #19:
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By age sixty, most people have lost half of their taste buds.

Bizarre Fact #20:
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Captain Cook lost 41 of his 98 crew to scurvy (a lack of vitamin C) on his first voyage to the South Pacific in 1768. By 1795 the importance of eating citrus was realized, and lemon juice was issued on all British Navy ships.

Bizarre Fact #21:
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Cephalacaudal recapitulation is the reason our extremities develop faster than the rest of us.

Bizarre Fact #22:
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Contrary to popular belief, hemophiliacs do NOT bleed to death from minor cuts. This rare disease, which affects only males (it is carried by females, but they don't exhibit symptoms), involves an impairment in blood clotting—not an absolute inability to clot. Hemophiliacs today may take clotting serums and often lead fairly normal lives.

Bizarre Fact #23:
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Corpses don't decompose as fast as they used to because of all of the chemicals and additives we eat now.

Bizarre Fact #24:
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Despite accounting for just one-fiftieth of body weight, the brain burns as much as one-fifth of our daily caloric intake.

Bizarre Fact #25:
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Devoid of its cells and proteins, human blood has the same general makeup as sea water.

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Did you know that you can actually die from a broken heart? Studies have shown that people who had experienced great loss or sadness can develop cracks in their heart which could lead to death.

Bizarre Fact #27:
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Dogs and humans are the only animals with prostates.

Bizarre Fact #28:
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Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman is considered to be the godfather of the modern vaccine era. Having created nearly three dozen vaccines - more than any other scientist, Hilleman is also credited with saving more lives than any other scientist. Probably best known for his preventive vaccine for mumps, Hilleman has also developed vaccines for measles, rubella, chicken pox, bacterial meningitis, flu and hepatitis B.

Bizarre Fact #29:
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Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent.

Bizarre Fact #30:
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During a kiss as many as 278 bacteria colonies are exchanged.

Bizarre Fact #31:
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During a lifetime, one person generates more than 1,000 pounds of red blood cells.

Bizarre Fact #32:
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During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.

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Each red blood cell lives an average of 4 months and travels between the lungs and other tissues 75,000 times before returning to the bone marrow to die.

Bizarre Fact #34:
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Electrical stimulation in certain areas of the brain can revive long lost memories.

Bizarre Fact #35:
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Ever wonder how a mortician keeps a dead person's mouth shut? Undertakers pass a suture through he nasal septum and tie it to the lower lip. Or the use an injector needle gun to place wires into the lower and upper jaws; these are then twisted together to close the mouth.

Bizarre Fact #36:
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Every person has a unique tongue print.

Bizarre Fact #37:
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Females have 500 more genes than males, and because of this are protected from things like color blindness and hemophilia.

Bizarre Fact #38:
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Fluoridated toothpaste came about as the result of a discovery made in Naples, Italy in 1802, when local dentists noticed yellowish-brown spots on their patient's teeth - but no cavities. Subsequent examination revealed that high levels of fluoride in the water caused the spots and prevented tooth decay, and that less fluoride protected teeth without causing the spots. It took a while for the discovery to be implemented; the first U.S. fluoridated water tests didn't take place until 1915, and Crest, the firth toothpaste with fluoride in it didn't hit stores until 1956.

Bizarre Fact #39:
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Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter had an operation for hemorrhoids while he was in office.

Bizarre Fact #40:
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From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.

Bizarre Fact #41:
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Gold salts are sometimes injected into the muscles to relieve arthritis.

Bizarre Fact #42:
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Hailed as a wonder drug in the late nineteenth century, cocaine was outlawed in the United States in 1914.

Bizarre Fact #43:
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Hay fever is the sixth most prevalent chronic condition in the United States.

Bizarre Fact #44:
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Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by Bayer.

Bizarre Fact #45:
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Homo sapiens shouldn't feel too high and mighty, even though they currently dominate the Earth. After all, they are covered with flesh that medical scientists have determined bears an important resemblance to Silly Putty. The specific gravity of your skin and the gooey stuff is close enough that doctors have actually used Silly Putty to align and test CAT scan machines.

Bizarre Fact #46:
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Human blood travels 60,000 miles per day on its journey through the arteries, arterioles and capillaries and back through the venules and veins.

Bizarre Fact #47:
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Human lungs are 100 times easier to blow up than a standard toy balloon. But they tend to make lousy party favors.

Bizarre Fact #48:
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Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

Bizarre Fact #49:
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If you combined all the muscles in an average human in to one muscle, the force it would be capable of producing is about 2,000 tonnes.

Bizarre Fact #50:
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If you lock your knees while standing long enough, you will pass out.